EDITING 1.

Today we are editing. We are slightly behind as we have had a few times where my partner has not been in and we were unable to do anything. Now we have some decent footage however, i feel that i am ready to start editing the music video.

First of all, i tried putting together a sequence in iMovie, but i could not get along with the program so i moved all of my footage into Final Cut. This program is a lot more easy to get on with and i was able to start editing. I found it a lot easier because there were layers and i could see everything that was going on. having a time line in front of me, makes me feel a lot more in control.

I started by bringing in all of the sucessful performance shots that i feel i could use in the video. Starting from the main sequence on the top line as this will be the most used. I had to ensure all of the clips were in sync with the song and all in time with eachother, therefore i had to mark the clip when the first lyric started and the same with the song, lining them up as i go along. This was very difficult as sometimes the mouth movements wouldnt add with the lyrics but i have to make do with that. Making sure the layers were locked when not being edited, i started cutting into the different clips creating a simple sequence of performance shots. (i will later add the narrative).

For my first try on the editing program, i feel i worked quiet well with it. I got used to where the tools were and what they did and i now feel very comfortable.

FILMING 4.

Filming went to plan yesterday. We managed to capture pieces of the performance shots we needed.

Today we are planning to take some footage within the countryside. As it is a nice day, we are going to take this huge advantage and film as much as we can.

We travelled down to my house where there are a lot of small lanes and it is based in the countryside. As we are on a very tight schedule we did not travel up to Marshfield like planned as it took to much time to get up there and i felt it would be more convenient. I first of all i took some performance shots as i felt it would be a good framing for it. As i only need a little bit of performance footage i only filmed half way through the song.

Then i filmed some simple narrative shots. I filmed using the dolly and walked alongside her with it. As it was very uneven on the floor however, i ended up picking it up and slowly walking along side her. This worked a lot better. I then got a shot of her walking further and further away from the camera. In the end she was so far away, it showed her looking lonely which is what we had planned to do.

KEEPING TO ORIGINAL PLAN.

As my partener has been coming back in, we are able to carry on and continue filming as normal. Today we are going filming and gathering the rest of the performance shots that we will need to be able to do our first rough edit. Today we are going to go into the countryside lanes to film a long shot and mid shot of the model to create our basic performance shots. I am also hoping to film some narrative shots as well as it will fit well with the music video to capture a few shots similar to the performance.

I am also planning to capture some more narraitve shots within tomorrow as well.
LOCATION: we will be using the white backdrop in the studio tomorrow so we are able to capture some more simple shot which will be able to be added into the music video quite well.
LIGHTING: i will be using first of all using one hard light shining from behind the camera so that we create a smalll shadow from behind the model but also to make the model stand out more. We will then be suing to lights either side of her which will be soft which will create a more pure and laid back approach.
SHOT TYPES: i will be using a close up, long shot, mid shot, a shot of her sitting down, this will give me a variety of different shot that will make my music video more interesting.

PLAN FOR FIRST SHOOT.

Tonight will be my first shoot for the music video. As it is a nice day i will be using the advantage and film outside.

LOCATION: Today i will be concentrating on the performance shots. As i have planned previously, these will take place in a field allowing space to move around and be experimental. I will also be taking influences out of the previous music videos that i have analysed as personally, i feel they worked well.

COSTUME: The music video is based on a sad time but as these are the performance shots, the girl will need to be dressed up as if she was talking about her previous experiences. Thereofre i will dress the girl in a smart casual style using natural colours. The style of the music video is also old fashioned colours and quite hippy, the girl will be dressed in a similar style.

SHOT TYPES: As i am focusing on the performance shots tonight, i will need to do a variety of different shots. I will focus on getting a few mid shots of the girl and a long shot of her. I will also focus on getting so extreme close ups of her. These are very simple starting points for the music video but i will expand on the shots as i need them. I will capture some shots of her walking up to the camera in a slow, dawdle like fashion along with walking away and dancing around in various different places.

CHANGING OF MODEL.

Recently, the model that we have been using for our music video has not been in and i have been unable to film anything for at least 3 weeks. Therefore i am going to make a plan for a new model to step in. She lives close to me and is free most evening so i am able to film whenever i need to. As it is very close to the deadline i need to get most of the filming finished as soon as possible.

POSTER.

ANCILLARY TASK.

This is the lyrics of the song we are creating a music video for. I have added these to the digi pack because

This is the final two pages that i will be adding to my digi pack.

INSIDE COVERS.